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Matricide by Jennifer Burke

Matricide: Audiobook

Book 3 of the Valerius Mysteries series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Matricide audiobook runs 8.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Vikas Adam (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Mystery, Thriller & Horrorstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Matricide at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day18 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The Valerius Mysteries

This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 23.9 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 32.7 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Sub Rosa14.2 hrs
2Juvenalia9.7 hrs
3Matricide8.8 hrs

About as long, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf

12,440 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Matricide is book 3 of Jennifer Burke's Valerius Mysteries series: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Vikas Adam, released March 17, 2026, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
Vikas Adam
Released
March 17, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery, Thriller & Horror
Series
The Valerius Mysteries #3
ISBN
9798212413206

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Matricide audiobook?

Matricide runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

Is the Matricide audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Matricide?

Matricide is narrated by Vikas Adam.